Released 1957 Length 36:41 Release date 1957 | Recorded 1957 Artist Mel Tormé | |
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Mel Tormé's California Suite is a 1957 studio album by Mel Tormé, of his California suite.
Contents
Tormé first wrote the suite as a twenty-minute piece in 1949, arranged by Neal Hefti and Billy May, with Peggy Lee providing vocals. It was expanded to this LP length version in 1957. The suite was later recorded by Sammy Davis, Jr.
Track listing
- "The Territory (The Soil Was Good)" – 2:57
- "We Think the West Coast Is the Best" – 1:42
- "La Jolla" – 3:04
- "Coney Island" – 2:45
- "Atlantic City Boardwalk" – 2:33
- "They Go to San Diego" – 3:53
- "San Fernando Valley" – 5:04
- "Got the Date on the Golden Gate" – 4:21
- "L.A." – 1:48
- "Six O'Clock (It's Time to Leave the Set)" – 0:55
- "Nothing to Do (But Shed a Tear)" – 0:22
- "Poor Little Extra Girl" – 3:52
- "West Coast Is the Best Coast (Reprise)" – 3:06
All music and lyrics written by Mel Tormé, except "San Fernando Valley" by Tormé and Gordon Jenkins.
Performance
Songs
1The Territory (The Soil Was Good)2:57
2We Think the West Coast Is the Best1:43
3La Jolla3:05
References
Mel Tormé's California Suite Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA